For the past two days, some students in the Butler Area School District have been on buses longer than usual on the ride home. Parents have told our newsroom that kids have been on the bus a... Read more
Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale is the latest concert venue to require a COVID vaccine or negative test in order to see a show. The venue announced this week that the policy takes effect imme... Read more
A portion of Butler County is now under a flash flood warning. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for southeastern Butler County. The rest of the county is under a flash flo... Read more
The Moniteau School District is going to remote learning for the rest of the week. Superintendent Tom Samosky wrote to parents last night that the district is dealing with staffing concerns,... Read more
Some districts are less than a week into school, and we’re already seeing dozens of active COVID cases and well over a hundred students who are in quarantine. Our newsroom spoke with Butler... Read more
Slippery Rock University is set to open a new facility on Main Street in Butler next week. It’s called SUCCEED and it will serve as a community outreach office. SRU is leasing the building i... Read more
A local physician and administrator has received national recognition. The Butler Health System recently announced that Dr. Michael Fiorina has been named a Fellow of the America Academy of... Read more
U.S. Senator Bob Casey was in Butler yesterday making multiple stops around the county. He spoke to our newsroom before visiting with the county’s Democratic Committee and then stopped at Cl... Read more
A local lawmaker will be speaking at a hearing later today in opposition to Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Republican State Senator Joe Pittman will speak at a... Read more
As the remnants of Hurricane Ida move into our area, two organizations are encouraging preparations and offering tips. According to the American Red Cross, Tropical Depression Ida’s arrival... Read more
There have been over a thousand new fully vaccinated Butler County residents over the past week. Data from the Department of Health shows that there are now more than 97,000 people who are f... Read more
This week is Labor Rights Week and the United States Labor Department is raising awareness about fair and safe workplaces. According to the Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Admini... Read more
Butler Area School District is experiencing significant delays in transporting some students for a second day in a row on Tuesday. After the district sent out a message to student contacts s... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf is set to announce that all students and staff in kindergarten through 12th grade will be required to wear masks while indoors at school. Wolf had said earlier this year th... Read more
An Ellwood City man is facing charges after police found hundreds of photos of child pornography on his phone. The New Castle News reports that Ellwood City Police say 37-year-old Cecil Roof... Read more
As the remnants of Hurricane Ida move into the Western Pennsylvania region, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is reminding motorists about the dangers of flooded roadways. PennDO... Read more
Readers are in luck this week as thousands of books will be for sale as part of a fundraiser for libraries. The Mega Used Book Sale starts Wednesday at the Butler Farm Show Grounds. The even... Read more
There’s a push in Harrisburg to allow teenagers to get the COVID vaccine and other shots without parental consent. Representative Dan Frankel of Squirrel Hill says he plans to unveil a bill... Read more
The number of local residents requiring hospitalization for serious COVID-19 symptoms continues to rise and three more local deaths have been reported. According to the Butler Health System,... Read more
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